Women's hockey has been on quite the sprint for the past seven months. Plans for a new pro league were unveiled in July, training camps opened in November and the puck dropped on the inaugural season in January. A month in, the launch of the Professional Women's Hockey League has been by all accounts a resounding win, from multiple attendance records being broken to the quality of play.
Sharing the ice during NHL All-Star festivities and informal training skates and crossing paths at various Olympics over the past several years, some of the best men's and women's hockey players in the world got to talking. For much of that time, the conversation centered on the lack of what many hoped would be a sustainable women's professional league and the struggles many players went through to make a living. The NHL is helping with scheduling and other logistics and will coordinate on crossover promotions and events.
Jun. 9—Last summer, Gov. Doug Burgum announced Grand Forks natives and twin sisters Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando would become the 45th and 46th recipients of the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award, the highest honor for citizens of the state. On Wednesday, Burgum set a date for the presentation. After a year-long delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, Burgum will .
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